Federal corrections employees were paid more than $50 million in overtime in the last fiscal year, yet there is “little analysis” taking place at the national level as to the root causes of the overtime, according to the results of a new audit.

Internal emails suggest the federal government may have played a role in the RCMP’s decision in September to abruptly pull out of a news conference with Muslim groups to announce the release of an anti-terrorism handbook.

The RCMP is exploring an array of uses for unmanned aircraft — from aerial traffic surveillance to reconnaissance missions during hostage crises to perimeter security at major events — and some divisions appear willing to pay big bucks for new drone technology, internal documents show.